Gram panchayat · Niali block · Cuttack
Billasuni gram panchayat
Billasuni is a gram panchayat (village council) in Niali block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,851 people in 1,246 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,851
- Literacy
- 84.4%
- Area
- 7.2 km²
- LGD code
- 117056
Villages of Billasuni
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilasuni | 505 | 2,524 | 82.5% | 28% | 0% |
| Dihijanga | 244 | 1,187 | 82.4% | 40% | 0% |
| Taraban | 155 | 750 | 85.0% | 3% | 0% |
| Sanabankihati | 134 | 559 | 93.6% | 31% | 0% |
| Badabankihati | 108 | 444 | 82.2% | 35% | 0% |
| Balara | 100 | 387 | 91.1% | 7% | 0% |
| Arapada | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Rasimula | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Billasuni
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,851
- 3,031 male · 2,820 female
- Households
- 1,246
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.4%
- about the same as Niali block's villages (84.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 930
- below Niali block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 581
- 9.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,925
- 32.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,558 (26.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,925 workers did
- Cultivators432 (22.4%)
- Agricultural labourers269 (14.0%)
- Household industry56 (2.9%)
- Other work449 (23.3%)
- Marginal workers719 (37.4%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Billasuni
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 7 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump0 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 6
- Weekly haat1 of 6
- Primary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (6), Pulses (6), Sugarcane (4), Biri (1).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Niali block
- Alana
- Anlo
- Baharana
- Binishpur
- Ekberuan
- Erancha
- Jalarpur
- Kapasi
- Kesarada
- Krushnaprasad
- Madhab
- Niali
- Nivarana
- Nuagaon
- Pahanga
- Pokharigaon
- Raniola
- Ratnapur
- Sadhansa
- Sagadailo
- Sithalo
- Tihudi
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